London is one of the most popular places in the world for tourists to visit．If you’re planning a trip to London in the future, you’re in luck．There are a variety of attractions for you to enjoy．
One of the most popular attractions in London is the Tower of London．Founded more than 900 years ago, the Tower of London is one of the world’s most famous towers and has many changes throughout the years．Here, you can also find some ravens(渡鸦), which live in the tower．
Another popular place to visit is Westminster Abbey．It was founded in 1065 by Edward the Conqueror．Visitors to Westminster Abbey enjoy its beautiful unique gothic architecture(哥特式的建筑风格)．There are also lots of memorials of Kings and Queens to enjoy．Excellent transportation is available here by bus or tube from many locations in London．
Buckingham Palace is another place with a rich history to discover．It’s the official residence(官邸)of Queen Elizabeth II．During August and September, you can visit the State Rooms and see the Changing of the Guards．Be sure to check the opening time before you make plans to visit the Palace because it is not open year round．
If you want to enjoy the one of London’s most beautiful gardens, Hyde Park is the place for you．There are many activities to join, including swimming, tennis, and horse riding．In addition, many concerts are performed in Hyde Park．There’s also a playground available for the kids．It’s suggested that you should not drive because there are limited number of parking spaces available because of the popularity of the Park．
(1)
In which of the following places can you enjoy music?
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A．
The Tower of London
B．
Westminster Abbey
C．
Buckingham Place
D．
Hyde Park
(2)
If you want to travel to Buckingham Palace, an important thing you must consider is _________．
[ ]
A．
to choose the right time
B．
to wear official clothes
C．
how to travel
D．
where to park
(3)
A．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
The Tower of London has not been changed in the past 900 years．
B．
Travelers to Westminster Abbey will learn about gothic architecture．
C．
Buckingham Palace was built to remember some kings and queens．
D．
Ravens are a kind of birds which you can see all around England．
(4)
We can know from the passage that _________．
[ ]
A．
Hyde Park offers many kinds of activities only for adults．
B．
the State Rooms in Buckingham Palace is opened all year round
C．
you’d better take a bus or a tube or go on foot to Hyde Park’
D．
memorials of Kings and Queens can be seen in Buckingham Palace．
(5)
You can take part in the following activities in Hyde Park EXCEPT _________．
The pound new Library of Birmingham(LoB)will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization(数字化)of everyday life．
Set to open in 2013, the ￡188 m LoB is already beginning to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment．
As digital media(媒介)is important to itsidea, 49the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at new technologies．
Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says 51．a it is about giving people the right tools for learning：“The aim is to mix the physical with the digital．51．b Providing 24-hour services which can be used through many different ways．It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively．”
The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public．
Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual(虚拟的)LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists．50Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoN to understand the building and how it will work before ot even opens．
Two other small Birmingham-based digital companies are working on the LoB projects．Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls an “enlarged reality” project．It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of LoB the which is the early stages of development．And The People’s Archive is an online library of figures of the city being built content company in Cahoots, 51．d in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material．
Gambles says：“Technology will enable us to make the library’s and services open to citizens as sever before．”
(1)
The underline part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of _________
[ ]
A．
the equipment
B．
the project
C．
the digital media
D．
the physical library
(2)
While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can _________
[ ]
A．
get a general idea of the LoB
B．
meet more world-famous experts
C．
learn how to put up a library building
D．
understand how the specialists work on the project
(3)
Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens?
[ ]
A．
a, b, d
B．
a, c, e
C．
b, c, d
D．
b, d, e
(4)
This text more probably from _________ ．
[ ]
A．
a computer book
B．
a library guide
C．
a project handbook
D．
newspaper report
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A structure thought to be the world's oldest building has been discovered under the sea off the coast of Japan, and could be evidence of a previously unknown Stone Age civilization．
The monument dates back to at least 8,000 BC; the oldest pyramid in Egypt was constructed more than 5,000 years later．
The structure was first discovered under 75 feet of water by divers in 2000, and was believed to be a natural phenomenon．
Professor Masaki Kimura, the first to study the site, has concluded that the structure is man-made．"The object was not formed naturally．If that had been the case, we would have found pieces through erosion(腐蚀)around the site, but there is nothing there," he says．
The discovery of a road surrounding the building is further evidence that the structure was made by humans, along with small underwater stone tombs nearby．
Kimura says it is too early to know who built it or its purpose．"It might be an ancient religious shrine(神社), possibly celebrating an ancient god．And it could be evidence of a new culture, since there are no records of a people intelligent enough to have built such a monument 10,000 years ago; it could only have been done by people with a high degree of technology, probably coming from the Asian continent, where the oldest civilizations originated．"
Teruaki Ishii, a professor at Tokyo University, said the structure could be natural, but that part of it may have been made by humans．
The first signs of civilization in Japan date back to around 9,000 BC, but nothing in the archeological record suggests the presence of a culture advanced enough to have built such a structure．
Jim Mower, an archeologist at University College Lon-don, says, "If it's proved that the site is as old as 10,000 years and is man-made, then it's going to change an awful lot of the previous thinking on southeast Asian history．It would put the people who made the monument on equal terms with the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia(An an-cient region of southwest Asia)．"
(1)
Professor Masaki Kimura believes that the monument is man-made because ________．
①
no pieces through erosion were found around it
②
underwater stone tombs are nearby it
③
a road surrounds it
④
a shrine was built on it
[ ]
A．
①②④
B．
②③④
C．
①③④
D．
①②③
(2)
Which of the following is NOT true, according to the text?
[ ]
A．
The Japanese mastered advanced construction techniques 10,000 years ago．
B．
Professor Masaki Kimura was the first to study the monument．
C．
The purpose of the monument is still uncertain．
D．
The world抯 oldest civilizations originated in Asia．
(3)
What does the underlined word "that" in the fourth paragraph refer to?
[ ]
A．
The structure being man-made．
B．
The structure being a natural phenomenon．
C．
The structure having first been found ten years ago．
D．
The structure dating back to 8,000 BC．
(4)
What do we learn about the monument from the text?
[ ]
A．
It was made at least 5,000 years earlier than the oldest pyramid of Egypt．
B．
It was built by people from Europe．
C．
It抯 the first evidence of the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia．
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